Halo v. Pulse Decision

The Supreme Court issued a significant, unanimous, decision in the case of Halo v. Pulse – vacated and remanded the Federal Circuit’s limits to enhanced damages in patent cases. This decision…


Supreme Court Ruling in Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC v. Lee

On April 25, 2016, oral arguments for Cuozzo Speed Technologies v. Lee were heard by the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS). One of the primary questions in the dispute related to whether the…


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Budweiser v. Lumbee Tribe

In a lawsuit filed in federal court June 14, 2016, the Lumbee tribe of North Carolina accused AB-InBev and R.A. Jeffrey’s Distributing for illegally using the trademarked logo and slogan of the…


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$200 Million patent infringement judgment in Merck v. Gilead overturned due to misconduct

Federal District judge Beth Labson Freeman has ruled on the drug patent dispute between Gilead Sciences, Inc and Merck & Co, Inc. Judge Freeman has reversed the jury’s patent infringement…


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Salvatore Ferragamo v. Vince Ferragamo

 The luxury Italian goods designer, Salvatore Ferragamo SpA, is suing former Los Angeles Rams and University of Nebraska Cornhuskers quarterback Vince Ferragamo for trademark infringement.  Salvatore…


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Will Disney Sue Wanda City Over Disney Characters

Walt Disney World “The Happiest Place on Earth” may have some competition with Wanda City in China. Wanda City spans over 2 square kilometers, it features a theme park, a movie park, an aquarium,…


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Inventor/Patent Holder Added to Kevin Spacey’s and Dana Brunetti's Resume

Kevin Spacey, best known for his Oscar winning roles in Unusual Suspects, American Beauty, and the Netflix series House of Cards where he stars as President Frank Underwood, can now add inventor and…


U.S. Supreme Court to Rule on Whether Cheerleading Uniforms Are Eligible for Copyright Protection

Cheerleading and cheerleaders’ uniforms are not subject matter that one would typically associate with the United States Supreme Court, but that is about to change. The Supreme Court will hear a…


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White House Critiques Non-Compete Agreements

The White House, citing a commitment to improve US trade secrecy law through the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), released a new report that critiques non-compete agreements and the state laws that…


Nebraska's Upswing in Venture Capital Total a Positive Trend

Recently in a Washington Post opinion essay it was stated that 78 percent of venture capital goes to only three states: California, New York and Massachusetts. But Nebraska has also had a significant…


Today in History: Edison Sues Over New Motion-Picture Technology

May 13, 1898, Thomas Edison sued the American Mutoscope Company claiming the studio infringed on his patent for the Kinetograph Camera. By this time in his career Edison had already invented the…


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Obama Signs Federal Trade Secrets Bill Into Law

As an update to our April 28, 2016 article on the passage of the DTSA, Wednesday the 11th of May, President Barak Obama signed into law S.1890 , a bill that provides a new tool in preventing theft of…